高三英语第十四单元Roots (根)

科目 英语年级 高三文件 high3 unit14.doc标题 Roots (根)章节 第十四单元关键词 高三英语第十四单元内容一、教法建议【抛砖引玉】在本单元，同学们通过阅读课文“Journey into the unknown”和“Roots”，可以了解18 – 19世纪白人捕捉和贩运黑人作奴隶及虐待他们的罪恶历史。About “Roots”“Roots” is a well-known novel written by an American author — Alex Haley , which was a best seller in the USA in the 1970s . “Roots ”is mainly about Haley’s family history , which covers seven generations’ history . In order to find out how his ancestors got to America , Haley did a lot of research and traveled around the USA and Africa looking for information about his ancestors . At last , in Gambia he got to find his roots — Kunta and a group of the blacks who were caught and sold to America as slaves about 200 years ago .The novel also describes what his ancestors suffered from during the journey to the USA . “Roots” was published in 1976 and Haley won the Pulitzer Prize in 1977 . Also he became world-famous . 单元双基学习目标Ⅰ. 词汇学习四会单词和词组：reason (v .) , roll over , give out 三会单词和词组：in chains , daylight , from generation to generation , worthwhileⅡ. 交际英语expressing wishes , hope and desire1. I wish to do … / I am going to do …2. I want / hope / would like to … ; I intend / mean / plan to do …3. I would do it if I had the chance .4. If only I could do … 5. I wish I could do …/ I wish I had …/ I wish I were …6. I wish you every success . 7. Good luck !8. I feel like doing sth

9. I’m ready to do …10. I would rather not tell you .11. I have been looking forward to doing …12. I’ve always dreamed of …13. So do I .Ⅲ. 语法学习在本单元，同学们将对it的用法作以系统归纳，并具体理解高考中对it的测试热点。【指点迷津】单元重点词汇点拨1. reason vi . 评理；劝说；推断为；说服I reasoned that he was lying . 我断定他在撒谎。〖点拨〗reason sb into doing = persuade sb into doing = persuade sb to do说服某人干……。reason sb out of说服某人不干……。另外要注意当reason作名词时常用于：The reason (why) … is that …。the reason for sth和 the reason to do sth是“……的理由。”The reason (why) he got ill was that he didn’t pay attention to his health .The reason why we don’t trust him is that he has often lied .2. worthwhile值得的 ；值得花费时间和金钱的She was offered a worthwhile job .〖点拨〗It is worthwhile + to do (或者 –ing ) 。如：It’s worthwhile visiting the museum . = It is worthwhile to visit the museum . 注意下面的“值得”表达：be worth doing ; be worthy of being done = be worthy to be done 。如：The article is worthy of careful study . = The article is worthy of being studied carefully . = The article is worthy to be studied carefully . = The article is worth studying .单元词组思维运用1. roll over翻滚The boys rolled over on the snow . How fun it was !2. give out分发All the new textbooks have been given out .注意：give out还作“发出，放出；发表；精疲力竭；耗尽”。如：The news was given out this morning .The teacher’s patience at last gave out .